THL T100S review (after 4 months of usage)

I believe the most reliable review one can give is after one has used the product for more than a month. Due to high raves about THL T100s before, I was swayed to buy the product. I was quiet hesitant because my boyfriend owns an Ainol tablet (which was distributed by Novo7tech) and after 4 months it malfunctioned and easily gets hot and easily gets battery drained. Knowing that my boyfriend is so meticulous when it comes to his gadgets made me think that the product itself is not well-built. That made me think that Novo7tech is selling cheap but low class products. Well, I still pursued buying the THL T100s  because of the cheap price for an octacore plus the 13 MP for both front and rear camera. Let me give my own review about THL T100s.

Let me provide you first with the complete specifications;

• Display: 5 inch full HD display using OGS (One Glass Solution)
• Processor: 1.7 GHz MT6592 True Octa-Core with Mali-450 GPU
• RAM: 2GB
• Android: 4.2
• Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n
• Cellular: 2G – GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz and 3G – WCDMA 850/2100 MHz
• Connectivity: Bluetooth, GPS, NFC
• Cameras: 13 Megapixel Rear Camera with flash + 13 Megapixel Front-Facing Camera
• Battery Size: 2300mAh
• Storage: 32GB and a microSD slot with support for another 64GB
• Dimensions: 144 x 70 x 9mm (L x W x D)
• Weight: 147g

I will not go in detail about the features as there are lots of reviews online that will supply you that. I'll just give you the "thumbs up" and "thumbs down" of this phone.

THUMBS UP:

• 32 GB of Storage: One thing I liked about this is the storage, Not all Octacore phones has 32GB of Storage. You might find some but those phones won't let you put an expansion memory card.
• Display: I appreciate the display specially when I play games, It was crisp and clear, it almost made my gaming experience like heaven
• Battery: The battery is 2300Mah. It might sound small but believe me, it will surprise you as it lasts me more than a day, and that includes playing clash of clans, browsing the internet and listening to music. You also gotta take in mind that this runs an octacore, so having this phone to last more than a day is already superb.
• Camera: The camera is good but not excellent. It produces great pictures when I use apps like DSLR. The pictures looks crisp and very vivid but when I zoom them in, it looks blah. Let me provide you a sample:

This looks fantastic right? But look at the next picture when I zoomed it in

It looks bloody and messy.












Anyway, I put the camera feature on thumbs up since it still look gorgeous when not zoomed..Heehee




THUMBS DOWN:

• Not durable: Yeah. It is first on my list of thumbs down since this part really made up the majority of my disappointment in buying this phone. When I bought this I noticed on the bottom part that there is like a hardened glue which made me think that maybe the rough part on the sides of the phone were just glued. In the 2nd month, the charger malfunctioned then in the 3rd month the charging port became loose. In the fourth month, the charging port no longer functions so I have to take it to their technician.
• It is only Octacore by name but not by its Function: There were times while using this phone that it will hang even if I am only browsing or only playing clash of clans. By the way, I don't have high-end games installed on my phone.

THE VERDICT:

I had headaches with this phone. I am not used to high end phones. The previous phone I owned was Starmobile. My Starmobile phone doesn't have those high end features but that lasts for 3 years without any problem! I am really disappointed. That made me think that all phones Novo7Tech was selling were low-class since this is the second product we got from them that easily gets broken. Well, this is one MAJOR lesson learned. Anyway, who would need a phone with super mega features if that phone is not working?  :))